Riders ready to take on the fastest track in the calendar
The eni FIM Superbike World Championship returns to Monza’s Autodromo Nazionale for the 4th round of the season.
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Tag Archive: FIM Superbike World Championship
May 07
Monza awaits the eni FIM Superbike World Championship
Mar 11
Fassi Gru joins the Superbike World Championship
The eni FIM Superbike World Championship is pleased to welcome onboard to Fassi Gru as Official Sponsor for the series.
Founded in 1946 in the small town of Albino, north of Italy, Fassi Gru is a worldwide market leader for hydraulic cranes, with an average of 12,000 units produced per year and a distribution that spreads all over the world to cover many different countries: from England to Australia, from Canada to France, paying special attention to the specific needs of every single national market.
Oct 02
Bridgepoint brings together MotoGP and World Superbikes
MotoGP and WorldSBK, will be integrated within the Dorna Sports group but managed as separate events
Bridgepoint has announced that Dorna Sports and Infront Sports & Media have reached agreement to bring both their motorcycle racing interests under a single umbrella organisation. Dorna is the organiser of the FIM Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix (“MotoGP”), whilst Infront organises the eni FIM Superbike World Championship (“WorldSBK”) through its subsidiary Infront Motor Sports.
Oct 01
Superbike face-off at Magny-Cours for Biaggi, Sykes and Melandri
The Manufacturers’ battle is also at stake
Three riders and three different manufacturers will be facing off on Sunday in the final showdown at Magny-Cours for the 2012 eni FIM Superbike World Championship titles. Not for the first time will the French circuit play host to the championship’s grand finale, which this time sees two Italians, Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing Team) and Marco Melandri (BMW Motorad Motorsport) and a British rider, Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team), currently second in the standings, mathematically still in with a chance of winning.
Sep 21
Melandri leads the chasing pack on day one
Laguna Seca returns to the World Superbike calendar in 2013
Marco Melandri (BMW Motorrad Motorsport) proved the fastest rider on day one at Portimao, with a 1 minute 43.196 second lap taking him ahead of Eugene Laverty (Aprilia Racing). Tom Sykes (Kawasaki Racing Team) was third, and completing a sequence of different machines in the top four places, Jonathan Rea (Honda World Superbike Team) was fourth.
Sep 21
World Superbike adds Jerez de la Frontera to championship calendar
“We are delighted with the addition of another prestigious name to our World Championship calendar” – Paolo Flammini
Infront Motor Sports and Jerez de la Frontera have announced that the Spanish circuit will join the eni FIM Superbike World Championship calendar from 2013 onwards following an agreement signed today in Jerez. The agreement is for three years from 2013 to 2015 inclusive and next year’s race can now be confirmed as the final round of the season on 20 October.
May 08
World Superbike heads cross-channel and Donington-bound
The numerous UK fans expected to pack into Donington will also be cheering on their local hero Leon Haslam
The 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship continues its first European leg of races this coming weekend at the Donington Park circuit in the UK, where it all began back in 1988, the year of the very first round of the production-based series. 25 years and 301 rounds further on, the East Midlands track 180 kms north of London is getting ready to offer even more excitement at what will be the fifth of 14 rounds this season and races number 598 and 599 in its history.
Apr 17
World Superbike faces unpredictable weekend at Assen
The eni FIM Superbike World Championship returns to the track this coming weekend at Assen in the Netherlands.
It will be the third of 14 rounds this season and the 300th round overall for the production-based series that made its debut in 1988. In the previous round at Imola, Carlos Checa (Althea Racing) took his Ducati back to the top of the table at the Italian manufacturer’s home circuit, overhauling Max Biaggi (Aprilia Racing) who dominated the opener in Australia. The points gap at the top is tight, with six riders (representing five manufacturers: Ducati, Aprilia, Kawasaki, BMW and Honda) currently separated by 35 points.
Mar 31
Eni becomes Title Sponsor and Official Supplier of the FIM Superbike World Championship
Eni, the multi-national integrated energy company becomes Title Sponsor as well as Official Supplier
This was announced by eni and Infront Motor Sports today at a press conference in Imola. The first SBK round in Europe marks the start of this partnership, which complements eni’s previous role of technical partner alongside teams, riders and manufacturers. As a consultant to eni, the ISA International Sports Agency brokered the agreement with Infront Sports & Media, the parent company of WorldSBK promoter Infront Motor Sports.
Mar 27
World Superbike returns to Imola with Biaggi as leader
World Superbike has written some of the most outstanding pages in its 25-year history at this famous Italian venue
Following the opening round of the season at Phillip Island in Australia, the FIM Superbike World Championship arrives in Italy for its first appearance on European soil at Imola, one of the most spectacular circuits on the calendar.
Feb 26
Biaggi and Checa share wins as opening day provides thrills aplenty
Biaggi won the first encounter by seven seconds from Melandri
A truly remarkable day of racing at the opening round of the FIM Superbike World Championship season saw two former World Champions win races, four manufacturers propel their machines onto the podium and the 4.445km Australian circuit provide some classic moments for the 64,500 strong weekend crowd as the championship begins its 25th Anniversary celebrations in earnest.
Feb 21
Phillip Island (Australia) Day 2 testing – Sykes the man to beat after Phillip Island testing
Indonesia’s Sentul Circuit joins FIM Superbike World Championship
Tom Sykes was ultimately the man of the moment in two days of Superbike testing at Phillip Island, the Kawasaki man holding onto the top slot in today’s warmer afternoon session that saw only two riders improve. Sykes’s time of 1 minute 31.648 seconds remains the benchmark as the riders now gear up for the opening round of the 2012 FIM Superbike World Championship this coming weekend.
Feb 19
Final countdown in Australia for World Superbike edition #25
The clock is ticking down in Australia towards the start of the 25th edition of the FIM Superbike World Championship.
With 24 permanent riders on the grid and the participation of six manufacturers (Aprilia, BMW, Ducati, Honda, Kawasaki and Suzuki) the 2012 championship is sure to live up to expectations once again this year and with at least ten potential race winners, everything is set for another exciting season of World Superbike racing.
Nov 26
World Superbike brings pioneering spirit to Moscow event
Ten-year agreement with Infront Motor Sports to organize and host the SBK Russian Round
The Russian Round of the FIM Superbike World Championship, to be held next year on August 26th at Moscow Raceway and which marks the first time ever a world-scale motorsports event takes place in Russia, was successfully launched Friday in one of Moscow’s top hotels.
Oct 11
Algarve circuit hosts season finale
This coming weekend at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve
The 2011 FIM Superbike World Championship makes the long trek down to the southern tip of Portugal for the final round of the season this coming weekend at the Autodromo Internacional do Algarve. The Portuguese circuit, which joined the WSB calendar in 2008, is back as season closer once again this year after a break in 2010 when it hosted round 2.
